Progressivism Flashcards
(35 cards)
What were 4 problems farmers faced in the late 1800s?
- Overproduction
- Competition
- Insects
- Weather
What were 4 solutions to decreasing cotton prices?
- Truck farming
- Tobacco
- Peaches
- Organization
Which insect caused the most damage to southern cotton crops?
Boll Weevils
What was the populist movement?
The rise of the populist or “for the people” party
What was the death of the populist movement?
When William Jennings Bryan lost the election.
What connected the US for travel, made shipping easier, and caused the price of goods to drop?
Railroads
Where did many SC citizens start to work as they moved away from farming?
Textile Mills
What were the towns called that provided housing for textile Mills workers?
Mill Villages
Who became a labor source in factories because they could preform dangerous tasks and were paid less than adults.
Children
How was pay in textile mills?
Minimum wage or less
How were hours in textile mills?
9 hours on Saturdays and 12 hours during the week.
Were textile mills safe or dangerous?
Dangerous
What health concerns were there in textile mills?
Sickness and accidents were common.
Why were pictures of children working in factories taken by the National Child Labor Committee?
To stop child labor.
Why were labor unions created?
To get better pay and conditions.
Is SC a labor union state or a right to work state?
A right to work state.
Where were most immigrants coming to the US from in the late 1800s- early 1900s?
Ireland, Germany, and England.
Why were textile mills eager to hire immigrants?
Because they could pay immigrants less.
What led to the growth of cities in the early 1900s?
Immigration
What group of immigrants built most of the Transcontinental railroad?
Chinese Immigrants.
Who were the “Exodusters”
A group of African Americans who moved to Kansas and wrote home about its opportunity.
What was the great migration?
When over 5 million African Americans ,moved north and west.
Which cities experienced renaissance’s in the early 1900s?
Harlem and Charleston
Who were the progressive presidents?
Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
